Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to the following:

(1) Land on which surface coal mining operations were conducted:

Terms Used In Indiana Code 14-34-18-1

  • substantial legal and financial commitments in a surface coal mining operation: means significant investments that have been made on the basis of a long term coal contract in power plants, railroads, coal handling facilities, preparation facilities, extraction facilities, or storage facilities and other capital intensive activities, such as the following:

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(A) on August 3, 1977; or

(B) under a permit issued under:

(i) IC 13-4.1 (before its repeal); or

(ii) this article.

(2) Land where substantial legal and financial commitments in a surface coal mining operation were in existence before January 4, 1977.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-4.1-14-5.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27.